Carmen said a meek hello to Jenny as the two of them climbed into the car of the passenger pick up lane and stared driving out of LAX. Jenny stared out the window as she heard Carmen call over her shoulder. “So, did you have a nice time with your mother?”

Jenny registered the question slowly. “Yes,” she started. “I did,” she finshed her thoughts taking her over once more.

Alice walked into the bathroom. Candles lit everywhere and the blinds were drawn. You would hardly realise it was only 3 in the afternoon. She brought Helena a cup of coffee in the bathtub and she sat there with bubbles around her. Tears still streaked her face and she stared at the tiles on the other side othe bath tub. Alice’s hand held out but Helena had not moved nor even noticed that she had been in the room. “Helena,” Alice said softly.

Whatever concentration Helena had had was broken as she took the cup from her and only mouthed the words thank you. Alice sat on the bath tub lip and stared at Helena. She had suggested Helena have a bath to calm her nerves but watched her carefully as she did. Alice had been down to the station earlier that day and had watched as Helena had been taken into the interogating room which she followed shortly after.

“Thank you for your time, Ms. Pieszecki,” Officer Bryant had said. Alice was less cordial and vacant then Helena had been and nodded her head staring at Officer Bryant the entire time.

“Could you tell me your whereabouts for the night in question,” he asked after all the formalities had been adressed.

“I was at Dr. Robyn Hawthorne’s office untill about midnight and then I went home. When I got there I got a phone call from Helena asking me to come over. So, I drove over and she told me her mother was dead. I tried to get her to tell me what happened but she was drunk so I put her to bed. I stayed there till after breakfast and then I left to go to work,” Alice explained.

“Was Ms. Peabody intoxicated at the time she called you?” Officer Bryant asked jotting down his notes.